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BOOK REVIEW: Charade
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by: Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Charade Author: Gilbert Morris Publisher: Zondervan Books ISBN: 0-310-24702-0 Genre: Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction Ollie Benson is a computer video repairman who loves to invent computer programs in his spare time. At the urging of a friend, he sends his latest program in to a company and, to his surprise, they want to buy it! Suddenly, Ollie is rich beyond belief and everyone wants to be his friend. Even as they are repulsed by his obesity state, they are drawn by his wealth. Ollie is an innocent and not sure how to take his new-found popularity. He watches people and, if they seem repulsed by his hideous appearance, he stays away. But his agent, Dane, convinces him that he must move to California, and there Ollie finds love. Or so it seems. When the two people Ollie most trusts betray him, Ollie develops and carries out the most elaborate plan for revenge. It is truly spectacular, and leaves no room for error. Can Ollie carry it off? Or is it possible something or Someone will change his mind? I didn’t want to like Charade . It just didn’t sound like a very good book: an obese, computer geek hero suddenly thrust into the world of the rich and famous. Still, I picked it up and couldn’t put it down. I read Charade through in one sitting. Ollie is real. He’s lovable. He’s the guy next door. I figured out where the story was going early on, but even so, it wasn’t disappointing. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, especially once Ollie learned to stop reacting to other people’s opinions and focus instead on his own individuality. That is when it really became interesting. Fantastic book. My only complaints were that some of the events seemed unrealistic and that the Californians Ollie came into contact with seemed very fascinated with all things Confederate. $12.99. 304 pages. | |
